Is it desirable not to show the early conquests of Bajirao in Bajirao Mastani?

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In the film, none of Baji Rao’s early conquests before the battle against Mohammad Khan Banghaz was shown. He fought many battles between 1721 and 1727. These were the battles where his skills as a soldier was manifested. He had the capability of reaching the battlefield faster with his troops than others. So in many cases the enemies were half-prepared when he entered the battlefield. Baji Rao’s attention towards Mastani and ignorance of Kashi Bai led to the anger of his mother Radhabai. Bajirao’s brother Chimnaji Appa, tried to send Mastani into exile. Baji Rao’s son, Balaji, also tried to coerce Mastani into leaving his father. But she refused to do so. Balaji later had Mastani placed under house arrest when Baji Rao was under military campaign. Mastani lived with Baji Rao 1 in the palace Shaniwar Wada in Pune. Due to intolerance of the family towards Mastani, later Baji Rao later made a separate residence at Kothrud in 1737.